Humanitarian Cooperation Between Kurds in Iraq and SyriaTuesday, 21 April, 2020 , 00:47

Columbia University has been facilitating a “humanitarian dialogue” between Kurds in Iraq and Syria. Bayan Abdul Rahman, representative of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in DC and Sinam Sherkany Mohammed, representative of the Syrian Democratic Council in DC, exchanged information on humanitarian conditions during a zoom call hosted by Columbia and Refugees International on April 8, 2020.


  

Turkish Parliament Passes Bill to Free Thousands From Prison Amid CoronavirusWednesday, 15 April, 2020 , 18:54

nytimes.com | April 14, 2020

 


  

Iraq has confirmed thousands more COVID-19 cases than reported, medics saFriday, 3 April, 2020 , 01:21

reuters.com | Thu Apr 2, 2020 /

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq has thousands of confirmed COVID-19 cases, many times more than the 772 it is has publicly reported, according to three doctors closely involved in the testing process, a health ministry official and a senior political official.


  

Iraq faces financial calamity after crude crashFriday, 20 Mars, 2020 , 00:38

news.yahoo.com | Maya Gebeily | Mars 19, 2020

Baghdad (AFP) - Between plummeting oil prices, political deadlock and reduced global appetite for a bail-out, Iraq is on the cusp of financial calamity that could force austerity measures and renew anti-government protests.


  

The conference dedicated to Dr Abdul Rahman GHASSEMLOUFriday, 13 Mars, 2020 , 18:16

The English version of all the interventions made during the conference dedicated to Dr Abdul Rahman GHASSEMLOU at the Palais du Luxembourg on February 17, 2020 are now posted on the website of the Kurdish Institute of Paris.

 

 


  

Jailed Kurdish leader becomes literary star behind barsMonday, 2 Mars, 2020 , 17:38

RFI | 29/02/2020

He may be languishing in jail but with his books flying off the shelves, Kurdish politician Selahattin Demirtas has joined an illustrious line of Turkish prison writers.


  

 'I just wanted to die': the torture of an Iraqi protesterTuesday, 18 February, 2020 , 18:34

Theguardian.com

How a campaign of kidnapping, intimidation and killings is being used to try to quell uprising


  

Exclusive: Iraqi Kurdistan PM Barzani warns 'great possibility' of IS group returningWednesday, 5 February, 2020 , 16:20

France24.com | By Marc Perelman

In an exclusive interview with FRANCE 24, Masrour Barzani, Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, warned "there is a great possibility for ISIS (the IS group) to come back" and urged the international community to take action.

 


  

Bolton Book Puts New Focus on Trump’s Actions in Turkey and China CasesFriday, 31 January, 2020 , 17:57

nytimes.com | By Eric Lipton and Alan Rappeport | Jan. 28, 2020

Interventions in Justice Department proceedings draw scrutiny after the former national security adviser raised concerns about the president’s embrace of authoritarian leaders.


  

Anatomy of a Lie: How Iran Covered Up the Downing of an AirlinerTuesday, 28 January, 2020 , 18:29

nytimes.com |By

For three days, Iranian military officials knew they had shot down a Ukrainian jetliner while the government issued false statements, denying any responsibility.